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Beth Novak Milliken, Spottswoode Estate Vineyard president and CEO, walks through the vineyards in California. (Photo: Martin E. Klimek, USA TODAY)

Climate change is coming for your wine. What the world's wineries are doing to save grapes

September 09, 2019
Viticulture and Enology
Soaring temperatures, irregular rain patterns and the ever-present threat of fires is causing winery owners here and around the world to adopt aggressive strategies to safeguard their livelihoods. These tactics include experimenting with new varieties of grapes, finding new ways to maximize water use and even seeking out land in areas that formerly were too cold for vineyards.
Nathan Strong, chief executive officer and president at Terroir AI, a startup company, demonstrates an automated yield count unit at UC Davis Oakville Station.The Terroir AI unit is mounted on the back an ATV. Kerana Todorv/Wine Business Monthly

New System More Accurately Estimates Vineyard Crop Yields

August 06, 2019
Viticulture and Enology
A company is developing a computer vision system to estimate vineyard crop yield with the collaboration of UC Davis scientists. On Friday, Nathan Strong, president and chief executive officer at Terroir AI in Menlo Park, demonstrated the system at UC Davis’ Oakville Station. Strong installed a box containing four sensor cameras in the back of the station’s ATV, the cameras adjusted for the high-wire trellis system of the experimental block.
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